Human Venture, Combined Volume From Prehistory to the Present

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Description: For one- or two-semester courses in World History, Comparative History, Humanities and Civilization as well as Multicultural Studies programs. An understanding of the history of the worldand understanding why this knowledge is importanthas becomeMore...

For one- or two-semester courses in World History, Comparative History, Humanities and Civilization as well as Multicultural Studies programs. An understanding of the history of the worldand understanding why this knowledge is importanthas become essential for today's students. Benefiting from the unifying viewpoint of a single author, this lively two-volume narrative tells the story of human events on the movethe exciting event history of wars and politics, booms and busts, the rise and fall of empires, and more. It also reaches beyond the events that have shaped world history to trace the broader development of human institutions and ideas as they evolve through time. Special attention to art and ideas in each period and civilization.

A Global History to 1500 Introduction: Venture into History

Before History: Stone Age People

Ancient Civilizations (3500 - 200 BCE)

Pyramid Tombs and Ziggurat Temples: Egypt and Mesopotamia

Prophets and Philosophers: The Hebrews and the Greeks

Brahman, Buddha, and the Age of the Sages: The Emergence of India and China

The Furnaces of Meroe and the Olmec Heads: Ancient Civilizations of Africa and the Americas

The Classic Age (500 BCE - CE 500)

From Persepolis to the Palatine: The Roman and Persian Empires

From the Ganges to the Gobi: Gupta India and Han China

From the Sahara to Peru: The Classic Age in Africa and the Americas

Expanding Cultural Zones (500 - 1500 CE)

Cathedral Spires: The Growth of Christendom

Domes and Minarets: The Spread of Islam

Merchants and Missionaries of the Indies: India and Southeast Asia

The Middle Kingdom: China and East Asia

Kings and Conquering Peoples: Empires of Africa and the Americas

Toward a Larger World: From the Bantu Migrations to the Mongol Empire

A Global History Since 1500 Introduction: The Convergence of History

The World in Balance (1350 - 1600)

The West Reborn: Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation

The Muslim Center: Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Persia, and Mughal India

Mandarins and Samurai: Ming China and the Emergence of Japan

Power Beyond Eurasia: Songhai and Great Zimbabwe, the Aztecs and the Incas

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